I really can’t think of a team that collapses on cue or more predictably any time they have a decent chance at actually contending than my Mets.
Just 1 win against the Braves would have ensured they owned the tiebreaker and season series and kept them in control of their fate. They had the easiest September schedule by opponent win % in baseball. They had a 10.5 game lead at one point, had it dwindle to 0.5, built back to 7, and then completely blown again. They lost a home series
In getting swept, they left 22 men on base. They went from a game up with a clear path at a bye and avoiding Dodgers until the NLCS. Now they face a likely matchup with a Padres team that consistently owns them, and if they win that they face the Dodgers with deGrom and Scherzer unavailable until late in that series.
LolMets is damn right